{"id":517400,"date":"2026-01-05T03:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/517400\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T03:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:55:10","slug":"south-carolina-womens-basketball-rapid-reaction-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/517400\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina women&#8217;s basketball: Rapid Reaction &#8211; Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was an ugly win, but South Carolina did enough to beat Florida 74-63. Here\u2019s what stood out from the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The first half was proof of just how much Ta\u2019Niya Latson means to South Carolina. The Gamecock offense struggled in every way, and then got even worse when Joyce Edwards picked up her second foul and had to sit for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Madina Okot also had two fouls, leaving South Carolina completely discombobulated. The Gamecocks missed 12 straight shots spanning the first and second quarters, and a 21-12 lead got flipped into a 27-24 deficit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Latson is in the game, South Carolina knows it can put the ball in her hands, and she will create a shot \u2013 a good shot \u2013 for herself or one of her teammates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>GamecockCentralTop 10Top 10<a class=\"TopHeadlines_listItem__whqg_\" title=\"Oklahoma WR commits!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/news\/south-carolina-gamecocks-football-recruiting-jayden-gibson-commits-gamecocks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1Portal commit!<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma WR commits!<\/p>\n<p>Breaking<\/a><a class=\"TopHeadlines_listItem__whqg_\" title=\"South Carolina hub\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/news\/south-carolina-gamecocks-football-ncaa-transfer-portal-headquarters-the-latest-2025-2026-gamecock-central\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2\ud83d\udea8 Portal Headquarters<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina hub<\/p>\n<p>Live<\/a><a class=\"TopHeadlines_listItem__whqg_\" title=\"Name to know\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/news\/south-carolina-gamecocks-football-center-carter-miller-visit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3New center visitor<\/p>\n<p>Name to know<\/p>\n<p>Trending<\/a><a class=\"TopHeadlines_listItem__whqg_\" title=\"Key info\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/news\/the-transfer-portal-is-open-dates-to-know-priority-positions-south-carolina-resources\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4<\/a><a class=\"TopHeadlines_listItem__whqg_\" title=\"Eyeing visit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/news\/lsu-center-dj-chester-sets-up-visit-to-south-carolina-gamecocks-football\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5LSU transfer OL<\/p>\n<p>Eyeing visit<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"TopHeadlines_viewAll__JLHu_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View All<\/a>Get the Daily On3 Newsletter in your inbox every morning<\/p>\n<p class=\"SignUpModule_terms__Uvop2\">By clicking &#8220;Subscribe to Newsletter&#8221;, I agree to On3&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/page\/privacy-policy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Notice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/page\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms<\/a>, and use of my personal information described therein.<\/p>\n<p>NEW!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/boards\/forums\/womens-basketball.1235\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Message board for South Carolina Women\u2019s Basketball<\/a>! \ud83c\udfc0<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Agot Makeer got her second consecutive start in place of Latson and showed some nice resiliency. She struggled in the first half, going 0-3 with three turnovers and a couple of defensive miscues. It was enough that Dawn Staley had Maddy McDaniel start the second half instead of Makeer.<\/p>\n<p>Makeer didn\u2019t get frustrated, and she ended up being responsible for all nine points during South Carolina\u2019s 9-0 third-quarter run. She scored five points, two points came off of a flagrant foul that she drew, and the last two points were a Madina Okot putback of a missed layup by Makeer.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc0 GamecocksW newsletter:<a href=\"https:\/\/gcon3.com\/wbbnwsltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> WBB coverage delivered straight to your inbox<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 File that game under \u201cno bad road conference wins\u201d and then burn the film.<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, a lot of the wounds were self-inflicted. Tessa Johnson won\u2019t shoot 3-11 again (hopefully). Madina Okot won\u2019t go 2-6 on layups again. And getting Latson back won\u2019t solve everything, but it will solve a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On to Arkansas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was an ugly win, but South Carolina did enough to beat Florida 74-63. 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